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It is specifically denied that the Defendant paid the Plaintiff lor all charges due in October, 1996, To the contrary, the Defendant has failed to pay the Plaintiff the remaining balance 01'$774,49 due and owing lor the goods and services provided by the Plaintiff to the Detendant. 0100855.01 9. Denied. It Is specifically denied that the October, 1997 invoice is invalid and that it represents a duplicate billing for the goods and scrviccs provided by thc Plaintif1'. To the contrury, the total value of the contract bctwecn tht, Plaintiff and thc Defendant was $1,477.29, The Dclendant madc payments in the amollnt of$702.80, The October, 1997, invoice rellccts a rcmaining balance 01'$774.49 which thc Dcfendant has refused and continues to rcluse to pay to the Plaintiff in breach of the terms ofthe Defendant's contract with the Plaintiff, 10, Denied. The averment set forth in Paragraph 10 is a conclusion oflaw and is therefore deemed to be denied, 11, Denied, The averment setlorth in Paragraph II is a conclusion of law and is therefore deemed to bc denied, 12. Denied, The averment set forth in Paragraph 12 of the Defendant's New Matter is a eonelm;ion of law and is therel{lre deemed to be denied. By way of further answer, it is specifically dcnied that the Defendant complied with the terms of her contract with the Plaintiff, To the contrary, the Defendant agreed to reimburse the Plaintiff in the amount 01'$1,477,29 for the goods and services provided by the PlaintilT, To date she has refused and continues to refuse to pay the remaining balance due under the terms of her contract with the Plaintiff, 0100855,01 .2. ,'!' -- JUL-I7-98 FRI 00:10 HARTI1AN UNDERHill BRUBAR FAX NO, 2988 ',06 VRVhrIC& TJ()1'j I bcroby verify that lam AJ Ou~, General Maollief ofMecl1anlc,burg Catpet Milt Inc., that IS FJUllh I am authorized to make t.bJ.s Verification; lInd lIlat the lnfurmlltlon set forth In tile foregoing document Is trut') Md comet to the but of my knowledp, lnformtltlon and belief, I undClt'.laI1d that any tiJse statelncnlt contained herein are aubjeot to the penalties of'lS ra.C,S, 04904, relatinB to UOIWO\'D. fIi\9itlcatlon to llllthorltles, Dtte:~.. CARPET MART. INC. 01001$3.01 1 I I I, ' , I I I I I I I I I I , 1 I' I t' " , j l' ~ -"" ~ 0 r .. *3 ('") ,- <. I :) ~'iJ .u x: 0:'( ~ 0... ~ ,-, q;2 () fE _:I' ::'l'W - PI; ('oJ '1~ ,,' ...' I'.h ~: .-' ~~~1 ' -. u ('0 :'3 0 en (.) ir. -. (.';: '-4' .r.::; z: t,;l/ ~~ ~JQ :'")4: (")/," l-i.... .;!~ {)t{ ft') .,' 0.. ~p C)~::} (, "" ._i~i;; ft'!' ~f" N ,,::l'd~ . lj' ..~'" ,_I, ,~ ....." ::j r~,~p1 I,', ") ",';: 1. 15 <.<l ::> , C/"I U I~I U ~t<U~~ II!iU ','.'.;' ",., , MECHANICSBURG CARPET MART, INCI Plaintiff v, IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA NO. 98-1579 CAROL SUNKEL, Defendant CIVIL ACTION - LAW DBPIlHDUT' S USHER UD HEW MATTER TO PLlI!D'IPF' S COMPLAINT 1, Admitted, upon information and belief, 2, Admitted. 3, Denied. Defendant in fact placed an order foT. installation of carpet in June of 1996. Plaintiff's agents did the work in September and October of 1996, and Defendant paid the invoice rendered to her at that time, 4. Denied. This averment is denied as a conclusion of law to which no response is required, 5, Admitted in part and denied in part, It is adrnitted that Plaintiff presented the invoice that is described in this averment, It is further admitted that Plaintiff did present this invoice on or about October 14, 1997, over a year after the job was completed and over a year after Defendant paid Plaintiff for the job that ~Ias completed, The averment is denied in that any atatement or implication to the effect that Defendant is liable on the October 14, 1997 invoice is itself denied, 6, Admitted in part and denied in part. It. is admitted that Defendant has not paid the October, 1997 invoice. Any statement or implication to the effect that Defendant is liable on the October, 1997 invoice is denied. Further, Plaintiff's characterizations as 1. . to whether it "performed its contractual obligations" is denied as a conclusion of law to which no response is required, WHEREFORE, Defendant requests this Honorable Court to enter judgment in her favor and against Plaintiff, to dismiss plaintiff's complaint, to tax the costs of this action against Plaintiff, and to provide any other relief this Court deems appropriate. liD MATTBR 7, The statements set forth in Paragraphs 1 through 6 above are incorporated herein by reference. 8. Defendant paid plaintiff for all charges validly due in or about October, 1996. 9. The October, 1997 invoice is invalid, and in fact represents a duplicate billing for the same job, that was performed in or about September of 1996, 10. Defendant is not liable on the October, 1997 invoice. 11. Plaintiff has waived, or is estopped from asserting, any claim relating to the October, 1997 invoice. 12, To the extent that Defendant would otherwise be liable on the October, 1997 invoice (which Defendant denies), Defendant should be absolved of liability in that she reasonably relied upon the terms for the job as given to her by Plaintiff's personnel at vat'ious timeo from June through October, 1996, and Defendant complied with those terms, WHEREFORE, Defendant requests this Honorable Court to enter judgment in her favor and against Plaintiff, to dismiss plainti.ff's 2 009,1 799,II//ln/1I2.' ,-,.< Do ('nll,,1. A "'py '"~ "" I" ,,,/,, /. "" """d ,,,"",, "", "'''', . "". 1""'0/',,," I...,,,, EXhibll1\, Ik~peellillJy SUbmit/cd, 6, 0,."/,, "" I",,,,,, Ill'" .,.,. ,,'.. Ii" "" y"""" /" /I.", '.. 0, """""1,,,,, (.1/,,, " "" y fl", h, g., "I" ''''d ""'/,',' .,,/ "",' "'., /,' /" h."..." '1'/" """ ",,' w//I, 1'1";,,, In: WIt"R Ii F' IR Ii, "/" I", III'""",.." "".,."/,, , "" ~."', C,... "'''J''dg",.. /. /. I, "" """ '."/""/"'/".,." I. II" .""."" · /' $77, ,491'1", /"',,,,,. "", ,,".. "1',,,/. '" .11.""" hy law. ItAR'fMAN "NOE.ltILL & IIR"BAKER Up HY:,_,~ " .I0s/l~6hen, Ell'luire Attor/ley /,D, 115/9/4 Uory 0, ConUl/ugh/on, Esquire A/lorney 1.1). 1178775 At/orneys Ii'r 1'/1/;lIllit 22 J I!I/.~/ Ches/uu/ Slmel I-I//lCl/s/er, 1'1\ 17602 (7/7) 299.7254 2 019 F'01 APR 23 '99 09110 :Ii '-" ~ ' I~ ~ ~ il~ f ~ ~ ~ ~E - I i ft j i !fi II! if ! .1, "1 IIIII if . ~ I.' ..1' . ~ II ~ ! i ~ .. I Is ,~ l\j .. , ~ ", ,,, (\: " l'i'l'i'&'i'11343 1191lRG CPT APR-23-9B '\ilU 14128 416 P04 ~ 23 '<Jll 13.55 P,Q4 DR11'rr.-AT10N 1 hertbY verilY thlt 1 am Al Ouern, Genet'l ~8er: ofMecbanlcsbuta Carpet Mart. Ino., mlt u suoh 1 am aUlhorlzed to make thil "erlticat!OIl.; end that the lnfOft1\lld.on eet ~rth In the foregoing complaint II trUe and correct to \he befit ormy knoWledge. infonnation and bollef. 1 undc::~tand that lIny false atatemen1a contained herein ate subject to the penaltiCII of IS Pl.C,S, 04904. relating to un9worn flllelficatiol\ to authorities, C URO CARPET MAllT. INC, Date:A.1.'1'C\~ ger By: Al Quem, General 00\15199.011971024 C_WIA1tN Of "NN'YLYANIA --"~::.:.-_--~_.~.,.~._-- """-------~.- coun Of COMMON '"IA' NOTlCI 0' APPIAL Cumber lalaAI<iiM:~ y 9th 'ROM DISTRICT JUITlCI JUDGMINT COMMO~~I~A,I,~~~rg"~j!l'l1--__,.. _ _, NOTICE 0' APPEAL Nolle. I. vI- that Iht CIflPIIlant he," fll.d In ,ho ubovo Courl of Common Plea. 00 _01 from lho judglntnl ronclerod by 'ho Dillrlet )u.IIe. on tho datil and In tho CG18 ",""tiontd btlow. ~ Carol Bunkel oIIWIUI Of' AlftUANT ' '----"", --,---, ,......-----------------.... "'..,....-.........--l;.w.rlil'Hil~rlj',ll.i;M1 '" 01 ....--....-,~ 09-1- 02 --------..,..,"-,..-"--------(11'..--..--- --'''"ffj,'',,-~--'---'-'-~- b(ll""~::ndVj~~~~i11r----..'-"..,,,.camp Hill ..----..---u.....-I1~-.11J.lJJ-_ -mIIO,A/24 _Carpet. MartLAt.tn:....Ma.rr~r&k W~'~~------ ~~1~ ~-~000021~,98 ,----'''----J-~~dl7{~_____ This block wi" bt olgnod ONLY whon thl. nolotlon i. rtqulr.d under Po. R.c,P.JP, No. T~ii'8~'iiant was CLAIMANT (see Pa, f1.C'p,J.P. No, 10088. This Nolie. 0/ Appoal, whoon received by ,ho Di.'rle' )u.IIe., will op.ral. a. a 1001(6) In action belDfe Distrlc' Justice, he MUST SUPERSEDEAS 10 Iht Judgmenl /ur pa.....1oo In Ihi. ca... FILE A COMPLAINT wl1hln twenty (20) days alter IIIlng his NOTICE of APPEAL. --Signature 0.1 Pl'alhaoolaty cJi Depuly PRAECIPE TO "ENTER RULE TO FILE COMPLAINT AND RULE TO FILE (This section of form to be usoo ONL Y wh.", appellant W<lS DEFENDANT (see Pa, R.CP,JP, No, 100 1( 7) In ootlon belom Dlsl1ict JLlstlce, IF NOT USED, detach from copy of notice 0.1 appeal 10 be served L1pon appellee), ,'RAECIPE, To Prothonotary E_ruleupon Carpet Mart/Altn: Mary Kidd """00 01 -'10<1(,/ (Common Pfe<u No. ...q.U52!i .) wilhin t~ly (201 day. I 0/ non pros. IULE. To CAY-pAt MArt: [::tn. Mary Kj t'M 01_,/ , apptltee(.), ( 1) You Ole nolifoed that a rule i. he<eby entered upan you 10 Ale 0 c"""",,in' in thi. appeal within '",,"Iy (20) day. a/I.. the datt of ...vie. of !hi. rule upon you by p...onal .ervie. Of by <ertl/ied Of regi.ter.d mail (2) H you da not /ile a complainl within lhi. lime, a JUDGMENT Of NON PROS WILL 8E ENTERED (3) Tho datt 0/ ,",vie. 0/ thi. rule ij .ervie. was by mail i. lho date a/ malll Pate:~ 2b ,19.15 MJPC 311.14 COURT FILE TO BE FILED WITH pnO'rHOHOTARY ~' COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYL VANIA COUNTY OF: CUMBERLAND 09.1.02 NOTICE OF JUDGMENTtTRANSCRIPT . CIVIL CASE PlAINTlf'F: ~'M.l[ amI AOOnflnS 'cARPET MART/ATTNI MARY KIDD -, 5103 CARLISLE PIKE MECHANICSBURG, PA 17055 L ~ Motu Oi.1 No: OJNlml. tllln ROBBRT V, MANLOVE ...,,'" 1901 STATE STREET CAMP IIILL, PA "IOp/wn" (71.7) 761.0583 17011.0000 DtFENDANT: NAME amJAtJDIlESn IsUNKEL, CAROLE 550 GRANDVIBW AVE. CAMP HILL, PA 17011 L rOCket No.: CV.0000023 -98 Date Flied: 1/20/98 -..-" - VS, -I CAROLE SUNKBL 550 GRANDVISW AVE. CAMP HILL, PA 1701.1 ~ ,. " $ THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT: Judgment: DEFAULT. JUDGMENT PLTF ~J Judgment was entered for: (Name) _ 1"1l1lPR'I' MllR'I'/lI'I''J'N', MlIRV TCTnn 00 Judgment was entered against: (Name) SIJNKRI,,_ CAROI.I'.: In the amount of $ A!.L.2..L on: (Date of Judgment) ?1?'4/QA . . o Defendants are jointly and severally liable, o Dam~ges will ue assessed on: (Date & Time) '; ,~. 'I' ". o This case dismissed without prejudice, Amount 01 Judgment Judgment Costs Interest on Judgment Attorney Fees Total $__7HA~ $ 68.72 $ .00 $ .00 $_843.21 O Amount of Judgment Subject to AttachmenVAct 5 of 1996 $_ o Levy is stayed for __ days or 0 generally stayed, Post Judgment Credits Post Judgment Costs $ $ ------------ ------------ o Objection to levy has been IIled and hearing will be held: Date: Place: Certified Judgment Total $____ Time: ANY PARTY HAS THE RIGHT TO APPEAL WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE ENTRY OF JUDGMENT BY FILING A NOTICE OF APPEAL WITH THE PROTHONOTARY/CLERK OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, CIVIL DIVI~ION.,' ,YOU MUST, I N,CL~~~E A COpy OF THIS '2';E OF JUDGME I. RANSCRIPT FORM WITH YOURN~,~h'~~' A~fl'~~l;;:1' rfl .:).fj.,IL Date ~ ' ,'Distrl~t Justice':,. '. ,'" : '/' I' I certlly that this is atrue:t&Mnd c t OR 0 the re of the proceedings conlaining'lh~ judpllJent. ' , I) "J;=:: QC) (/ , 0< '<7\ '). 6 Date _. , District Justice " , ~ _t: ., My commission expires first Monday of January, AOPC 315.96 2000 SEAL '>, ..:t' f; ~ ;.~ I'~ .. 1~ (". ('1 ._ 'I .~!' "5 ;:,': :'J?! ('c" Cj :ii:: lti.L' t"- r~0 2" c" (~) fir j"l'l-' N u;'u, t.\~, :)Jl:.i1.j "(' II' '~ leI.. F" :lI: ~" """ t3 00 ::> ('J'1 (.) '. " "; ,., s ~ 'rl PROOF OF SERVICE ~OTICE OF APPEAL AND RULE TO FI~EgM~AIIT. '- iTh/S prool ol..rv/co MUSI HE Fll ED WI fNlN TEN (10) UA YS AF 1/ R 111111,9 1110 lIollOe 01 "llpeu/ a~UPP::;bl. ",1 I ' ~C) :x () e,OMMONWEAL~OF PfNN8~LVANIA ::i.:;p e:- i5 ,1., II . .", .. 'i;! 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C1~--: ;5'1f 19 OA::":1 ,/ We do solemnly swear (or affirm) the Con.titution of the United StAtes wealth and that we will dischArge the thae we will support. obey and defend and the Constitution or this Common- duties of 0 o'fi with fidelitv. 1.' ::--./ ' AWAR.D We, the undersigned arbitrators, having been duly appointed and sworn (or affirmed). make the follOWing award: (Note: If damages for delay are awarded, they shall be separately stated.) 'iJj(J~; '~}iArtl? ~-b~~cJ; Qllrlj)~ ~ ~~A fjAJ~/te . Arbitrator, dissents. (Insert name if apP{icili':,') .. Date of 9.ear1n8:_ &j~7-, jtic1f( :lau of Award: . ;:jdr ~ 10 qi ~OTICE OF ~y OF AWARD ~ow, the ~ day or '/. ~.J.~, ^ . , . 19ft. at ill. .E.:!.. the above Award was entered upon the~~ ~otice .hereof given by mail to the ?Arties or their atto~e?s. Ar~itrators' comoensation to be pAid upon appeal: $ ). 9(). 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